The Connecting Industry Conference NSW will feature more than $12 billion of procurement opportunities within the New South Wales resource and construction industry delivered via live video streaming allowing you to connect, engage, network and have private face to face meetings with presenting projects and their teams, sponsors and other attendees.
First launched in Queensland during COVID-19 social distancing restrictions, Connecting Industry Conferences are online events designed to assist all tiers of the supply chain from SME’s through to large civil construction and engineering companies on the latest project and procurement information.
The goal is to connect industry by maximizing value based on sustainability for all Stakeholders i.e. business, projects, sponsors, and industry. Resource Industry Media believes industry and business can no longer justify thousands of dollars on tickets, travel, food, and accommodation to attend an event and are asking all Stakeholders to contribute with purpose where their social, economic, and environmental impact is minimal.
Attending the Connecting Industry Conference NSW on 18 February will not only provide access to the latest project and procurement information and network with project presenters, sponsors and participants but also build relationships in an economical, sustainable and responsible way.
Discovering the future exploring the latest procurement opportunities
The Connecting Industry Conference NSW, proudly sponsored by Loadscan, gives access to more than $12 billion of procurement opportunities within the New South Wales resource and construction sector without leaving the office.
Delivered via live video streaming, the Connecting Industry Conference NSW allows you to connect, engage, network and have private face to face meetings with presenting projects and their teams, sponsors and other attendees to build relationships and connect your business to success.
100% of profits from booking fees goes towards indigenous scholarships.
Engage, Network, and Connect at the Connecting Industry Conference
Resource Industry Media and Job Skills Network’s strategic focus is “connecting industry” and the aim is to revolutionize your event engagement and networking experience via the online Connecting Industry Conference – accessible via your choice of device: your phone, tablet, laptop or desktop.
Sunrise Battery Materials Project by Clean TeQ
In the early years of operation Sunrise’s state-of-the-art processing facility will produce around 20,000 tonnes per annum of nickel and around 5,000 tonne per annum of cobalt, all in the form of high purity metal salts for the battery industry. Sunrise is designed with one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry and the capacity to recycle spent battery cathode to recover metals. With a target to be one of the lowest-cost producers in the world, Sunrise is strategically placed to play a role in the electrification of the global auto industry and to support the growth of renewable power generation.
Uungula Wind Farm by CWP Renewables
The project includes a proposed 97 wind turbines and optionality for an energy storage facility and will have a generation capacity in the order of 400MW electricity – enough to power over 170,000 homes and avoid the emission of over a million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year.
Following anticipated approval in early 2021 the project is anticipated to commence the approximately 2.5 year construction period in late 2021.
Hawsons Iron Project by Carpentaria Resources
It’s a soft ore that allows a different and low power approach to mining and processing challenges and simple liberation of a product of rare quality.
Avonlie Solar Farm by RES Group
The project will generate around 200 direct jobs during construction and around 130 indirect supply chain jobs. In addition, it will employ approximately 3-4 full-time staff during the operation and maintenance phase (expected to be 25-30 years). The proposal is for a solar and energy storage facility which will consist of the following components:
- Around 667,000 solar panels mounted on either a fixed or single-axis tracking system.
- Access tracks
- A total solar capacity up to around 200MW
- Operations and maintenance building with associated car parking
- An electrical substation
- Overhead and underground electrical cable reticulation
- Energy storage
- Security fencing and CCTV
The employment benefits extend through the local supply chains to fuel supply, vehicle servicing, uniform suppliers, hotels/motels, B&B’s, cafés, pubs, catering and cleaning companies, tradespersons, tool and equipment suppliers and many other businesses.
Australian Rail Track Corporation: Inland Rail
The Snowy 2.0 renewable energy project will provide an additional 2,000 megawatts of dispatchable, on-demand generating capacity and approximately 350,000-megawatt-hours of large-scale storage to the National Electricity Market, enough to power three million homes over the course of a week.
Dumaresq Solar Farm
It is estimated that the Investment Capital associated with this project will be not less than A$225,000,000 and will offer approximately 150+ jobs during the construction phase and around 5 full-time jobs for the long-life operation of the asset.
Narrabri Gas Project by Santos
On 30 September 2020, Santos received EIS approval from the NSW Independent Planning Commission, followed by EPBC Approval on the 24th November 2020 from the Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment, to develop the Narrabri Gas Project.
Santos’ Narrabri Gas Project has the potential to supply up to 200 terajoules of natural gas per day, which is sufficient gas to meet up to half of NSW’s natural gas demand. This is the natural gas that heats and powers more than one million family homes in NSW and fuels some 33,000 businesses. About 500 heavy industrial users consume approximately 75 percent of the gas supplied to NSW and it is estimated that about 300,000 jobs rely on a safe, affordable and secure supply of natural gas.
All of the gas produced from the Narrabri Gas Project will be made available for the NSW market to optimise the opportunities for the use of gas as a source of energy including via a high-pressure gas transmission pipeline.
In addition to the provision of energy to the state, the project would create approximately 1300 jobs during the initial construction phase and around 200 direct and indirect jobs throughout the operational phase, many of which will be locally based. Over its life, the project will generate around $1.2 billion in State royalties to help provide important services like education, health and transport infrastructure. The local community will also benefit from a Gas Community Benefit Fund totalling up to $120 million which will support local community programs and initiatives.
Project Speakers
David Watt, Inland Rail Head of Commercial
David’s sector experience includes rail, construction (high rise, industrial, commercial, housing), aeronautical, mining, major infrastructure, ports and marine, and heavy power construction in Australia, Canada, the UK and Southern Africa.
Sam Riggall, Clean TeQ Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Riggall holds law and economics degrees from the University of Melbourne, and a MBA from Melbourne Business School. He is also a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and was awarded the Honour Medal of Economic and Financial Service by the Government of Mongolia for his contribution to Mongolia’s economic and social development.
Matthew Flower, CWP Renewables Project Manager Uungula Wind Farm
Matthew’s focus is environmental approvals and community liaison and is passionate about being part of the transition in large-scale energy generation. Since graduating from Macquarie University in Sydney in the early 2000s Matthew has worked all over Australia on a wide variety of development projects.
Quentin Hill, Carpentaria Resources Limited Managing Director
Prior to his 10 years with Carpentaria, Quentin held technical positions with major miners, including seven years with Delta Gold and with Vale’s coal division. He also held a senior role in the Queensland Government, where he implemented several exploration funding initiatives. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists and holds a graduate certificate in business administration.
Mike Whitbread, RES Australia: Head of Solar and Storage Development
The Solar and Storage team develop standalone utility-scale solar, BESS (battery energy storage system) and hybrid projects throughout Australia. Prior to joining the RES team in Australia, Mike worked for RES in Japan and the UK, developing both wind and solar projects across Europe, Turkey and South Africa, having joined RES in 2002.
Dean Lynch, Snowy 2.0 Relations Manager
Having over 25 years in the construction industry, Geoff has worked across a number of market sectors including Oil & Gas, Mining, Mineral Processing, Renewable Energies and Water and is experienced in the full project lifecycle from concept development, project start-ups, full construction, commissioning and handover on EPC, Alliance, EPCM style projects.
Geoff has covered roles in project engineering, engineering management, construction management and full project management in various disciplines of earthworks, civil, mechanical installations, process equipment, materials handling, marine works, pipelines, pumping stations and power plants. Recently leading the East Coast of Australia and PNG over the last few years, Geoff jumped at the opportunity to work full time on the exciting Snowy2.0 where he is on the Executive Committee for the project.
Nicholas Assef, Halo Renewable Energy Managing Director
Nicholas is also the Principal and Founder of LCC Asia Pacific, an advisory firm consulting to public and private companies, financial sponsors and government entities. Nicholas is an investment banker providing strategic advice on M & A transactions, shareholder value initiatives, complex negotiations and corporate strategy and services predominantly public company clients, ranging from small-cap through to Fortune 100.
Todd Dunn, Project Manager Narrabri, Santos
Breakout sessions
The Connecting Industry Conference NSW features four breakout sessions with speakers delivering presentations and discussions focused on the procurement space. Topics of discussion are based on the supply chain, business planning, operations management, business development and local content.
Jason Manttan, Inland Rail Supply Chain Manager
Jason developed and managed the implementation of Arrow’s Local Content Policy and Strategy for the multi-billion-dollar upstream CSG to LNG project and has also run a bespoke local content consultancy. This involved supporting project owners and contractors develop and implement local content policies and strategies, including that for the RangeLink Consortium on the Toowoomba Second Range Crossing Project.
During 12 years in the industry and economic development roles within the Queensland Government, Jason developed an in-depth understanding and appreciation for the challenges affecting the Queensland industry and the mechanisms to support them. He has a degree and graduate certificate in business (majoring in marketing, human resources and finance) and a graduate diploma in corporate governance. Inland Rail is committed to using local suppliers, skills and labour, where possible, and ensuring environmental, community and economic considerations are embedded in the procurement process.
In this breakout session, Jason will discuss how to get involved in this once-in-a-generation project. Jason will outline current and upcoming procurement opportunities, time frames, the procurement process and how you can stay informed about the latest developments on Inland Rail tenders.
Ian Hudson, Industry Capability Network Executive Director
At ICN, Ian has held roles as Regional Manager in Central West NSW, where he engaged SMEs in major mining, construction and transport projects. Prior to that, he held an Agrifood industry role and Aboriginal business development mentoring role.
With almost 10 years at ICN, Ian now leads a passionate team of people located in regional and metropolitan NSW who are intent on helping buyers efficiently develop a competitive and capable supply chain by finding and introducing competent suppliers.In this breakout session, Ian will provide a brief description of the NSW projects not already covered in the agenda that are on ICN Gateway. He will also provide links to various places where more information about forthcoming projects can be found and how to engage. This will include a few tips and tricks on getting the most out of your ICN Gateway presence.
Kate Swain, McCullough Robertson Leading Environmental and Planning Lawyer
Whilst there are extensive opportunities to provide construction, engineering, manufacturing and other services to the resources and renewable sectors, in this breakout session, Kate will discuss how it is critical that, as a contractor, you understand your obligations to comply with relevant environmental and planning approvals and will address the key approvals to be aware of and the potential offences that a contractor may be liable for if the statutory regimes are breached.
Ben Hughes, Principal at Hughes et al
In his recent book, Project Directors Local Content Guidance Note, Ben compares building infrastructure projects in regions to an A380 coming in to land on a bush airstrip and he will be discussing lessons learned on how regional economic stakeholders, suppliers and employment service providers can increase the economic opportunity in their community by making it easy for infrastructure projects to deliver projects.
Nicola Curtis, Facilitator and Master of Ceremonies
Nicola is a qualified trainer, accredited auditor, and workplace rehabilitation coordinator and has extensive experience in mining, heavy manufacturing, transport and infrastructure including RTO management and oil and gas and is currently the Health, Safety, Environment, Quality and Security Manager for MAXAM Australia, PNG and the Pacific Islands.
Nicola is also a small business owner and is the managing director of OHS72 which provides high-quality custom-designed systems and training incorporating health, safety, environment and quality assurance management systems and certification audit programs across the resource and construction industry.
Interactive sessions
The Connecting Industry Conference enables and encourages delegates to participate in interactive live sessions. Throughout the program, interactive sessions will invite your participation and delegates can submit questions for the facilitator to put to project presenters and breakout speakers in these interactive sessions. The facilitators will also invite delegates to submit their votes in live polling on key issues. Poll results will be instantly available for discussion.
Delegates
To access the delegate lists via the Connecting Industry Conference, simply follow the prompts. Once logged in you can continue your conference discussions via the messaging function found on participating delegate profiles to access email and phone contact information as well as hold personal live face to face private meetings.
My Favourites & Notes
The Connecting Industry Conference offers a personalized program. Simply bookmark the program sessions that you want and then find them via the My Favourites & Notes icon under My Schedule. Upload a photo and delegate details (visible only to registered delegates) via the My Favourites & Notes icon.
Conference partners
The Connecting Industry Conference acknowledges conference sponsors, to find out more simply select a sponsor to access their website for more details or organize a live face to face meeting right then and there.
The Connecting Industry Conference quick reference experience:
- Personal schedules: make it easy and stress-free to select sessions and personalize your schedule;
- Organize live and private face to face meetings: you can request a private meeting in real-time with project speakers, sponsors, and other attendees including accessing all contact details on request:
- Dynamic event guide: keep up to date with instant access to time-sensitive and specialised content and receive the right information at the right time;
- Notes: take notes directly and download them after the event;
- Contact exchange: network with speakers, sponsors and other attendees and share contact information safely and securely;
- One-to-one messaging: fast and easy attendee-to-attendee messaging that boasts privacy controls, quick searches and message blocking;
- Push notifications: keep informed with important announcements and key news;
- Instant updates: keep up to date with any last-minute changes in a snap;
- Appointments: schedule appointments with speakers, sponsors or attendees.
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